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== Who can edit? == | == Who can edit? == | ||
Everyone is welcome to contribute to the UniWiki! To begin editing you need to log in with your EVE account | Everyone is welcome to contribute to the UniWiki! To begin editing you need to log in with your EVE account by clicking on the [[EVE SSO]] button [[File:Eve-sso-login-black-small.png||link=https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/index.php?title=Special:OAuth2Client/redirect&returnto=UniWiki%3AWelcome]] in the top right corner. | ||
Most pages on the UniWiki are editable by anyone who is logged in. Only a few [[Special:ProtectedPages|important or sensitive pages]] are restricted to being edited by [[Special:ListUsers|administrators]]. If you want to edit a restricted page, but can't, use the [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Talk pages|Talk Page]] to explain to the administrator what you want to edit. | Most pages on the UniWiki are editable by anyone who is logged in. Only a few [[Special:ProtectedPages|important or sensitive pages]] are restricted to being edited by [[Special:ListUsers|administrators]]. If you want to edit a restricted page, but can't, use the [[mediawikiwiki:Help:Talk pages|Talk Page]] to explain to the administrator what you want to edit. | ||
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==== Links ==== | ==== Links ==== | ||
Linking is one of the most powerful aspects of a wiki, so it is important that it is understood well. First you must realize there is a difference between intra-wiki links (links to other articles on this wiki) and external links (links to external websites/pages). | Linking is one of the most powerful aspects of a wiki, so it is important that it is understood well. First, you must realize there is a difference between intra-wiki links (links to other articles on this wiki) and external links (links to external websites/pages). | ||
The basic intra-wiki link has the following syntax: <pre><nowiki>[[Link topic]]</nowiki></pre> where '''Link topic''' is a page on the wiki. For example, if we wish to link to [[Main Page]] we use <pre><nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki></pre> These topics can include spaces, as the wiki will automatically reformat the text to the correct link. You can also link to pages that do not exist yet such as this intentionally [[red link]], when you feel that subject deserves its own article. The link will then appear red instead of orange, and people will hopefully feel encouraged to create the article. | The basic intra-wiki link has the following syntax: <pre><nowiki>[[Link topic]]</nowiki></pre> where '''Link topic''' is a page on the wiki. For example, if we wish to link to [[Main Page]] we use <pre><nowiki>[[Main Page]]</nowiki></pre> These topics can include spaces, as the wiki will automatically reformat the text to the correct link. You can also link to pages that do not exist yet such as this intentionally [[red link]], when you feel that subject deserves its own article. The link will then appear red instead of orange, and people will hopefully feel encouraged to create the article. | ||
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It is important we categorize our articles properly. This allows our category pages to automatically list all articles in their category, which makes it easy for people to see the collection of articles in the same category. | It is important we categorize our articles properly. This allows our category pages to automatically list all articles in their category, which makes it easy for people to see the collection of articles in the same category. | ||
Categories should be used as collection mechanic instead of custom-made pages where we have to manually add links to new articles. | Categories should be used as a collection mechanic instead of custom-made pages where we have to manually add links to new articles. | ||
You can add a category to an article by adding | You can add a category to an article by adding | ||
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{{Example|The example template for example!}} | {{Example|The example template for example!}} | ||
There are many templates | There are many templates that you can use to improve your pages, from status messages (e.g. {{Tl|Cleanup}}, or {{Tl|Deletion}}), to help with links (e.g. {{Tl|Sk}} for linking skills), to beautifully crafted information boxed (e.g. {{Tl|Ship}} or {{Tl|Skill}}). For help on using a particular template, click its link, which will take you to the template's documentation page. For instance, if you would like to add a new ship fitting, but are unsure how to use the {{Tl|ShipFitting}} template, go to [[Template:ShipFitting]] and read the documentation (or go to a page that currently uses the template to see what parameters they used; most are fairly self-explanatory). | ||
[[UniWiki:Templates]] goes into more details about the most commonly-used templates and how to use them. Alternatively, see the [[:Category:Template|template category]] for the full collection. | [[UniWiki:Templates]] goes into more details about the most commonly-used templates and how to use them. Alternatively, see the [[:Category:Template|template category]] for the full collection. | ||